Category: Students & Alums
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Extended article on Elowyn Corby’s 2013 PJSA Thesis Award
Many thanks to Swarthmore’s News and Information Office for this piece that has appeared on the College’s webpage. Congratulations again to Elowyn Corby! Elowyn Corby ’13 Wins Peace and Justice Studies Thesis Award by Jenni Lu ’16 October 21, 2013 Elowyn Corby ’13 presented her winning thesis at the Peace and Justice Studies Association’s awards…
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Swarthmore alums win PJSA thesis awards two years in a row
Elowyn Corby ’13 received the Undergraduate Thesis Award from the Peace and Justice Studies Association this weekend. Sa’ed Atshan ’05 was there in Waterloo, Ontario to congratulate her. We also learned that last year’s Graduate Thesis Award went to a Swarthmore alum, Sara Koopman, who graduated in 1993. Prof. Joy Charlton was her adviser and…
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Thanks to Mary Walton for her lecture on Alice Paul ’05 and Mabel Vernon ’06
We would like to thank author Mary Walton for her lecture this afternoon on the courageous work of Swarthmore alums Alice Paul ’05 and Mabel Vernon ’06 in their organizing and nonviolent campaigns to secure the vote for women in the United States. A standing-room only crowd of people from the Swarthmore community and the…
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Nimesh Ghimire wins image competition for Peace Innovation Lab
Just spotted this on the facebook page for the Peace Innovation lab in Nepal, co-founded by Nimesh Ghimere ’15: Peace Innovation Lab’s Nimesh Ghimire was adjudged one of the winners of a regional image competition organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) – Bangkok. Nimesh’s work (a photograph taken while on…
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Elowyn Corby ’13 Awarded Undergraduate Student Thesis Award by the Peace and Justice Studies Association
We are thrilled to announce that Elowyn Corby, class of 2013, has been awarded the 2013 Undergraduate Student Thesis Award by the Peace and Justice Studies Association (PJSA) for her honors thesis titled “Training for Change: Moving from Theory to Practice in Adult Education for Empowerment.” The PJSA is a professional association for scholars, K-12…
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Tweeting on gun violence prevention
Students in the course PEAC 077 “Peace Studies and Action” partnered with the local gun violence reporting organization, guncrisis.org over the spring semester 2013. In the spirit of “process journalism” that guncrisis journalists employ, our class made announcements, shared resources, and offered comments on gun violence prevention over the course of the semester using a…
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Program Lunch and Celebrating Seniors
The rain that was predicted during our end-of-year lunch yesterday did not materialize, and we enjoyed a beautiful lunch on the front lawn of the Lang Center for Civic and Social Responsibility. As always, it was wonderful to catch up with one another. We also took the opportunity to congratulate and say farewell to our…
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Tarini Kumar ’12 – Corporate Social Responsibility
After graduation, I left Swarthmore for Bombay, India. Shortly after, I started work at a Delhi-based start-up called Sankhya Partners. The company is an investment, consulting and strategic advisory platform. They offer early-stage social enterpr…
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Fossil Fuel Student Convergence
Over 200 people from 70 student campaigns nationwide are coming to Swarthmore for a Fossil Fuel Student Convergence organized by Swarthmore Mountain Justice. Guests include speakers from communities fighting extraction, socially responsible investment funds, and programs focused on intersectionality and environment. There are several events open to the wider community, and the organizers are excited to…
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Olivia Ensign ’12 and the Quaker United Nations Office
by Olivia Ensign ’12 As a senior I decided to take on the challenge of a double credit thesis to fulfill the requirements of my Peace and Conflict Studies honors minor. I chose to write my thesis on the evolution and intersection of the fields of …